Mali is one of the poorest countries in the world. Its people is famous for their generous hospitality and their love for music and soccer. Mali has been under conflict for more than a year, after an ethnic Tuareg uprising in the north caused a soldier rebellion in the south that overthrew the government. The Tuareg rebels supported by a coalition of jihadist fighters took the North of the country, terrorizing with a sharia law the moderate people of Mali and almost splitting the country in two, causing a humanitarian catastrophe, with massive displacements and refugees fleeing to nearby countries and to the capital, Bamako, in the south. In January, a French-led intervention liberated the north of the country. 7/28/13 marked the elections to re-established some democratic order.
Sunday, June 9, 2013
Joy in Timbuktu
Spontaneous joy during a soccer match in Timbuktu.
A rare moment of loud
happiness in a ghost city.
So much still needs to be done to break the isolation of
this great, vulnerable town.
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